Table 1. Clinical characteristic of 92 patients with group G streptococcal bacteremia, April 1998–August 2004, Taiwan.

Characteristic	No. (%) patients
Age, y
<10	1 (1.1)
10–50	12 (13.0)
51–75	68 (73.9)
>75	11 (12.0)
Median (range)	72 (10–93)
Sex
Male	58 (63.0)
Female	34 (37.0)
Underlying diseases
Malignancy	35 (38.0)
Genital	10 (10.9)
Head and neck	8 (8.7)
Gastrointestinal	6 (6.5)
Hematologic	3 (3.3)
Tissue edema	25 (27.2)
Heart disease	20 (21.7)
Post–coronary artery bypass graft	6 (6.5)
Diabetes mellitus	16 (17.4)
Central nervous system disease	15 (16.3)
Liver cirrhosis	9 (9.8)
Chronic renal disease	8 (8.7)
Chronic lung disease	6 (6.5)
Bone disease	5 (5.4)
Deep venous thrombosis	2 (2.2)
Type of infection
Cellulitis	48 (52.1)*
Primary bacteremia	34 (36.9)
Deep-seated abscess	4 (4.2)†
Neutropenia and fever	3 (3.3)
Septic arthritis	2 (2.2)
Urinary tract infection	1 (1.1)
Infective endocarditis	1 (1.1)
Pneumonia	1 (1.1)
Initial findings
Fever	86 (93.5)
Leukocytosis (>10,000 cells/μL)	34 (37.0)
Septic shock	4 (5.4)
Outcome
Death	3 (3.3)
Recurrence of bacteremia	9 (9.8)

*Includes 2 patients who also had septic arthritis.
†Includes 2 patients with psoas muscle abscess, 1 with epidural abscess, and 1 with deep neck infection.